169p 20260803 mjaeger

First clear night after the full moon, when we were able to take a deeper image. On July 23, the comet was still stellar, but on August 3, it shows a very faint 10' coma in green images. A thin tail measuring 130" in PA 121 is clearly visible.

The total magnitude is currently still 13m5, but the comet should now brighten rapidly.

169P/NEAT 2026-08.03 20.35 UT LRGB 40min 8" RASA QHY 600

Michael Jäger, Gerald Rhemann
Center (RA, Dec):	(248.496, 37.191)
Center (RA, hms):	16h 33m 59.001s
Center (Dec, dms):	+37° 11' 27.000"
Size:	4.92 x 2.98 deg
Radius:	2.875 deg
Pixel scale:	8.64 arcsec/pixel
"Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk:	Up is 356.6 degrees E of N